Cardiff Friends of the Earth requested a meeting with Rodney Berman, leader of the Cardiff Council to talk about the Bridge. Today, a group of us met with him and Cllr. Elgan Morgan (Cabinet member for Transport), and two officers representing the Harbour Authority.
The meeting was very good. Rodney and Elgan are politically committed to delivering the bridge, and the Harbour Authority is keen to finish its business in providing this vital access point to the bay. Naturally, Cardiff's focus at the moment is to ensure that the Sustrans bid (See earlier post) for a Connect2 project is successful. They will mount a publicity campaign to make sure they can maximize the vote for the project in our area.
More importantly, though, it became clear in the course of the meeting that "the money is there", and that Rodney is willing to spend it. More specifically, we discussed S106 monies from various residential developments in the Cardiff Bay area, as well as money from the capital programme.
Things are moving. The tide has changed, thanks to all of you who keep up the pressure!
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